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Opt for an outdoor run to chase away the winter blues

Posted December 27th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Running & Training, Motivation, Training Tips, Health & Fitness, Exercise

Are you feeling lethargic? Craving carbs? Noticing sleep disturbances? Experiencing depression? Anxious? Gaining weight? Having difficulty concentrating?

If so, you’re not alone – and you’re not crazy! If you’re seemingly sad, you may be feeling (the effects of) S.A.D. The acronym stands for: seasonal affective disorder - a.k.a. the winter blues. A real condition we are all susceptible to.

Even a party animal like Mike Jagger sometimes needs to sing the blues … Take a gander at some lyrics from “Winter”, by The Rolling Stones

It’s sure been a cold, cold winter
And a lotta love is all burned out
It’s sure been a hard, hard winter
My feet been draggin’ ‘cross the ground

In fact, it’s not all that unusual to be affected by this affliction. You’re in good - and plentiful – company. SAD affects half a million people every winter between September and April, peaking in December, January, and February.
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Podcast 67:
Lisa Smith-Batchen sets-out for her 2nd consecutive “Badwater DOUBLE”!

Posted August 3rd, 2007 at 2:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Episode 67 of The Final Sprint Podcast was done in conjunction with TrailFit.com; a comprehensive trail running, ultra- marathoning, and adventure racing publication and the newest member of the TFS media network.

Today’s guest is ultra-endurance runner and coach Lisa Smith-Batchen, n incredible ultra-endurance runner who posses seemingly endless athletic ability, courage and perseverance, as she takes aim at completing a second consecutive Badwater DOUBLE. Lisa’s resume also includes victories at the 1997 and 1998 Badwater Ultramarathons (regarded as the most grueling footrace in the world) and becoming the first American woman to ever win the grueling Marathon des Sables.

A year removed from her first Badwater Double, where she ran over 300 miles in death valley in average temperatures of 125 degrees and also raised more than $300,000 for AIDS orphans in Africa, Lisa has set out to complete the Badwater Double once again and to raise money for the MPD Foundation.

Download the podcast to hear Lisa discuss last year’s adventure and her decision to repeat it, this year’s charity benefactor, her battle with depression, aiming to complete 10 Badwater Marathons and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Lisa Smith-Batchen
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 25.1 MB
Length: 36:41